四・一六事件 よんいちろくじけん Also written しいちろくじけん, 四一六事件 Meanings Noun April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929) Kanji 四 four. Read as よん. 一 one. Read as イチ. 六 six. Read as ロク. 事 matter 件 case. Read as ケン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists